IC SD70 1027 holds in Homewood, waiting to depart with L515.

IC 1027 leads CN L536 south out of Chicago, Illinois as it passes the 31st street overpass and leaves the skyline behind. The storms rolled in which caused me to prepare for a cloudy shot when all... (more)

IC 1027 splits the coaling towers at Gilman with autos for Champaign and stacks to interchange with the the Indiana Railroad at Newton.

CN train M371 with the IC 1027 passes by the historic IC depot in Kankakee. The depot was built back in 1853 and was restored in 1998 and includes the Kankakee Railroad Museum on the north side of... (more)

CN train M371 departs Markham Yard with an IC SD70 in charge.

IC SD70 1027 passes by Homewood Tower as it begins assembling M371's train.

IC 1027 and EJE 658 lead L515 south through Flossmoor.

The crew of L515 is putting the finishing touches on the switching at Markham Yard. IC 1027 is leading the way back to Kirk Yard.

It was a classic Illinois Central scene in Homewood this evening. IC SD70 1027 leads L517 under the IC era signal bridge, nearing Markham Yard.

A CN local heads south past Temperance

A smiley face is smudged into the ''Deathstar'' log of Illinois Central Railroad SD70 1027, which has just tied down for the night in Clinton, Illinois. Steve Smedley photo

Canadian National Coal Train C700 stopped in the Siding at Money, MS. for a meet with a few Trains before heading on Southbound

Canadian National Coal Train C700 makes their way Southbound as they depart the Siding at Money, MS. After meeting a few Trains

Fourteen years after the merger with CN there are still some Illinois Central lettered locomotives to be found like these two in the CN Decatur yard. IC 6201 & 1027.

Awaiting a new crew, the IC 1027 sits tight, just east of Western Avenue in Harvey.